Penn State Lehigh Valley vs Drexel University

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Penn State Lehigh Valley is a public and Drexel University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Drexel University has more expensive tuition & fees ($60,663) than Penn State Lehigh Valley ($25,118).
It is harder to admit to Drexel University than Penn State Lehigh Valley.
Drexel University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,220) than Penn State Lehigh Valley (1,220).
Drexel University has higher submitted ACT score (23) than Penn State Lehigh Valley (23).
Drexel University has more students with 22,344 students while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 888 students.
Drexel University has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Penn State Lehigh Valley's ratio is 14 to 1.
Drexel University has more full-time faculties with 1,224 faculties while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 43 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley and Drexel University.

Penn State Lehigh Valley	vs.	Drexel University
Center Valley, Pennsylvania	Location	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$15,180 Out-Of-State$25,118	2024 Tuition & Fees	$60,663
73%	% Receiving Financial Aid	91%
$9,173	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$27,159

94.21 %	Acceptance Rates	77.53 %
16.26 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	9.25 %
1,220	SAT Score	1,330
23	ACT Score	30
12 %	Graduation Rate	78 %
48 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
79 %	Retention Rate	87 %
888	Student Population	22,344
43	Number of Faculties	1,224
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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